aboriginalflag

RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.

New locality records for some rare mosses in Tasmania

Papers & Reports

Summary

Further records of occurrence Of four rare mosses, Seligeria cardotii R.Br., Calomnion complanatum (Hook.f. et Wits.) Lindb., Ephemeropsis trentepohlioides (Rem.) Sainsb. and Papillaria flexicaulis (Wils.) Jaeg., are provided as well as notes on their habitat and distinguishing features.

 

Keywords:

Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library

Acknowledgement of Country

The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.

aboriginalflag

On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.